Cévennes Male-fern vs giraffe

Dryopteris ardechensis compared with Giraffa camelopardalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cévennes Male-fern	giraffe
Kingdom	Plantae (thực vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Lớp Dương xỉ)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Polypodiales (Bộ Dương xỉ)	Artiodactyla (Bộ Guốc chẵn)
Family	Dryopteridaceae	Giraffidae (Giraffes)
Genus	Dryopteris	Giraffa (Giraffes)
Species	Dryopteris ardechensis	Giraffa camelopardalis

Conservation Status

Cévennes Male-fern

VU — Vulnerable

giraffe

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~117.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cévennes Male-fern	giraffe
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	5.5 m
Average Weight	—	1.2 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cévennes Male-fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

giraffe

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Cévennes Male-fern

The Cévennes Male-Fern (Dryopteris ardechensis) is a species in the genus Dryopteris. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

giraffe

The tallest living animal on Earth, giraffes can reach 5.5 meters in height and weigh up to 1,750 kg. Their elongated necks — containing the same seven cervical vertebrae as all mammals — evolved for feeding on acacia trees in African savannas and woodlands. Social animals living in loose herds with no permanent bonds, giraffes communicate through infrasound and body language. Vulnerable, with populations declining due to habitat loss and poaching.